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Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Literary Magazines Baltimore Review Emma Bolden, Lexi Pelle Cider Press Review Paula Colangelo, Susan Michele Coronel, Dana Henry Martin, Brett Warren The Fiddlehead Erin Wilson Halfway Down the Stairs Carol Alexander, Brett Warren Innisfree Poetry Journal Geraldine Connolly, Melanie McCabe, Annette Sisson, Annie Stenzel January House Literary Journal Annie Stenzel New Verse News Ronna Magy ONE ART: a journal of poetry Erica Miriam Fabri, Alison Hurwitz Only Poems Lexi Pelle Painted Pebble Lit Mag Sarah Browning, Tresha Faye Haefner, Marjorie Maddox, Meghan Sterling

Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Literary Magazines Plume Sally Bliumis-Dunn, Kate Northrop Rattle Julia Kolchinsky Soul Poetry Betsy Mars Verse Virtual Betsy Mars Vox Populi Robbi Nester West Trestle Review Lauren Camp, Brandel France de Bravo, Jen Karetnick*, Merie Kirby, Emily Patterson, Kelly R. Samuels Books The University of Chicago Press Chaos, Creativity, Completion: New Approaches to Writing with ADHD Editor: Chloe Martinez; Contributors: Jennifer L. Knox Features & Columns Be Less Careful Rebekah Hewitt, Elline Lipikin

Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Features & Columns Poetry Daily Millie Tullis Second Coming Susanna Rich Podcasts & Radio Spots Kat B Making Connections Catherine Esposito Prescott* The Slowdown Amy Lemmon (*first published on SWWIM Every Day) The Unruly Muse Susan Aizenberg *SWWIM Every Day Editor **SWWIM Every Day Staff

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2 days ago

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SWWIM

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1 week ago

Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Literary Magazines Eclectica Magazine Sara Eddy, Anne Graue, Tresha Faye Haefner, Megan Merchant, Christine Potter Gleam Tina Barry, Sarah Carleton Hole in the Head Review Rebecca Brock**, Melissa McKinstry, Abby Murray Image Journal Lisa Dordal The Mackinaw Rita Maria Martinez MER Tamara J. Madison New Verse News Annie Stenzel ONE ART: a journal of poetry Nancy Huggett, Connie Post, Hilary Sideris Rattle Julia B. Levine Silver Birch Press Laurie Kuntz Terrain.org Susan Cohen**

Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Awards 2025 Black River Chapbook Competition Winner: Romana Iorga The 2025 Charles Simic Poetry Prize Finalists: Mary Beth Hines, Rose Jenny Florida Book Awards Poetry, Silver Medal: Julie Marie Wade Naugatuck River Review 17th Annual Contest First Prize: Mary Beth Hines; Third Prize: B J Buckley; Finalists: Karen Elizabeth Sharpe; Semi-Finalists: Danielle Lemay 2025 St. Lawrence Book Award Winner: Grace H. Zhou Books In a Nutshell: an anthology of micro-poems Wendy Taylor Carlisle, Geraldine Connolly, Betsy Mars, Erin Murphy, Melissa Studdard Features & Columns The Writer's Chronicle Jessica Cuello, Anna Leahy

Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Reviews MER Reviewer: Julia Lisella tweetspeak Erin Murphy Podcasts & Radio Spots Poetry Moment Jessica Manack *SWWIM Every Day Editor **SWWIM Every Day Staff

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1 week ago

Image of the legs of a person diving into water wearing bright red and a quote in pale yellow "each time you dive into water with ease, a kingfisher's iridescent grace" by Elisa Albo

From “Each Time” by Elisa Albo

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1 week ago

Image of a peach and grey cloud-filled sky and a tree and a field of sunflowers with sunlight coming through the tree leaves and clouds and a quote in bright yellow "I am saying the words, let me in, I want to shake the sky with you" by Miranda Beeson.

From “I Pretend To Know How Everything Would Unfold” by Miranda Beeson

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1 week ago

Image of budding cherry tree blossoms and leaves and branches against a deep blue sky with a quote in pale blue "All that extra heat a city generates, something the green buds mistake for sun." by Ashley Varela

From “Forecast” by Ashley Varela

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SWWIM

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2 weeks ago

SWWIM Weekly Spotlight Literary Magazines Dear Booze Ann Cefola Esther Poetry Journal Susan Aizenberg, Clayre Benzadón, Maya Bernstein, Susan Michele Coronel, Jessica de Koninck, Lesléa Newman, Rebekah Wolman ONE ART: a journal of poetry Sara Ries Dziekonski, Gloria Heffernan, Talia Pinzari OxMag Jen Karetnick* Posit Genevieve Kaplan River Teeth Emma Bolden, Jenny Molberg Shenandoah Sayuri Matsuura Ayers, Susanna Rich Sky Island Journal Bex Hainsworth, Katy Luxem South Florida Poetry Journal Devon Balwit, Merrill Oliver Douglas, Liz Grisaru, Olga Livshin Swing Suzanne Frischkorn, Jessica Lee

Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Literary Magazines 3Elements Literary Review Devon Balwit, KT Herr, Shannon K. Winston Variant Lit Arielle Kaplan, Grace H. Zhou, Jane Zwart Awards 2025 Helena Whitehill Book Award Finalists: Kylie Q. Gallatly; Semi-Finalists: Ellene Glenn Moore RHINO 2026 Founders' Prize Runner-Up: Liz Ahl Riot in Your Throat Open Reading Period Winner: Sonia Greenfield Books Texas A&M University Press Caridad Moro-Gronlier*, Through the Lens Features & Columns Electric Lit Lolita Stewart-White

Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Features & Columns Poetry Foundation Jennifer Jean Second Coming Lynn McGee tweetspeak Betsy Mars University of Arizona Poetry Center blog Trish Hopkinson Reviews North American Review Reviewed: Susan Rich *SWWIM Every Day Editor **SWWIM Every Day Staff

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SWWIM

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2 weeks ago

Image of two hands clasped tightly with the quote in bright yellow "Every prayer is a gentle wish for a time machine" by Marion Wrenn

From “Harvest” by Marion Wrenn

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2 weeks ago

Image of rushing clouds through a dark blue sky with the quote in pale blue "The air chooses which sounds to swallow into its vanishing mouth" by Rachel Becker

From “Audiometry” by Rachel Becker

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SWWIM

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3 weeks ago

Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Literary Magazines Anacapa Review Tresha Faye Haefner, Jen Karetnick*, Kathleen McGookey, Lindsay Rockwell Anti-Heroin Chic Sherry Abaldo, Ellen Austin-Li, Sara Eddy, Valentina Gnup, Nancy Huggett, Megan Merchant, Rachel Neve-Midbar, Kelly R. Samuels, Merna Dyer Skinner, Angela Sucich Blackbox Manifold Danielle Boodoo-Fortuné, David Eileen, Shara McCallum Ezra Ann Cefola The Margins Jia-Rui Cook New Verse News Susan Cohen** ONE ART: a journal of poetry Sarah Carey, Valentina Gnup, Betsy Mars, Marjorie Maddox Pithead Chapel Patricia Caspers

Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Literary Magazines PLUME Kelli Russell Agodon, Patricia Clark, Kelle Groom, Leah Umansky Prairie Schooner Lolita Stewart-White River Heron Review Liz Ahl, Tresha Faye Haefner, Judy Kaber, Candice Kelsey, Iris Rosenberg, Rose Strode Shot Glass Journal Holiday Noel Campanella Terrain.org Suzanne Edison Vox Populi Cynthia Atkins Awards 2025 Philip Levine Prize for Poetry Winner: Jia-Rui Cook 2025 River Heron Editors Prize Finalist: Annette Sisson Books Tupelo Press Other Paths for Shahrazad: A Bilingual Anthology of Contemporary Poetry by Arab Women, Editor: Jennifer Jean

Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Features & Columns Autumn Sky Poetry Daily Laura Foley Second Coming Ruth Hoberman Reviews PLUME Reviewer: Elizabeth Sylvia ** tweetspeak Sarah Carey Interviews PLUME Lauren Camp Southern Review of Books Lolita Stewart-White Terrain.org Elizabeth Jacobson *SWWIM Every Day Editor **SWWIM Every Day Staff

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3 weeks ago

Silhouette of a boy on a bicycle against a dark blue sky with a quote in pale yellow "the boy doesn't believe in worship" by Shlagha Borah

From “the boy” by Shlagha Borah

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3 weeks ago

Image of vast ocean scene beneath bright wisps of cloud with the back of a woman standing looking out in a swimsuit and a quote in pale blue "the blasé hand of youth flipping the bird to my future self" by Jodi Balas

From “Pareidolia” by Jodi Balas

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3 weeks ago

Image of lemon tree with green leaves and multiple bright yellow lemons against a bright blue sky with a quote in bright yellow "the most beautiful thing - the lemon tree, he salvaged from trash and replanted" by Gwenyth Wheat

From “Maybe you hold it like a fruit” by Gwenyth Wheat

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3 weeks ago

Image of koi pond full of brightly colored koi and covered with surface moss with a quote in bright blue that reads "How do you build a painting with only sixty minutes to live" by Sharon Tracey

From “5 PM” by Sharon Tracey

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3 weeks ago

Image of pale green, black and metal dashboard with steering wheel with a quote in pale blue, "oh god, what soft light fills this space made of tin and fabric" by Louise Robertson

From “Driving My 22 Year-Old’s Car” by Louise Robertson

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1 month ago

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SWWIM

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1 month ago

Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Literary Magazines The Adroit Journal Ellen Kombiyil, Megan Pinto, Margaret Ray, Maureen Seaton, Jessica Q. Stark Disruptive Poets Carolina Hospital Midway Journal Jennifer Maritza McCauley, Sonya Schneider, Ruiyan Zhu New Verse News Erin Murphy Off Course Sarah Carleton ONE ART: a journal of poetry Laurie Kuntz, Christine Potter, Susan Rich Only Poems Daily Katie Manning Painted Bride Quarterly Alyx Chandler, Jen Karetnick*, Joannie Stangeland, Meghan Sterling POETRY Leslie Sainz Salvation South Kari Gunter-Seymour

Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Awards Atlantis Award Winner: Rebecca Brock** DGF National Fellows Class of 2026 Lolita Stewart-White OAC’s Individual Excellence Awards Ellen Austin-Li, Julia Kolchinsky, Sayuri Matsuura Ayers Books Broadstone Books Marjorie Maddox, Hover Here Kelsay Books Sarah Stern, Dear Letters in the Red Box Small Harbor Publishing Erin Murphy, Mother as Conjunction Features & Columns Poetry Daily Taylor Franson-Thiel Poetry Foundation Jennifer Martelli, January Gill O'Neil

Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Reviews RHINO Reviews Reviewers: Luisa A. Igloria, Susanna Lang, Emily Pérez; Reviewed: Joni Wallace Sweet Lit Reviewed: Sarah Carey Interviews The Rumpus Diamond Forde* *SWWIM Every Day Editor **SWWIM Every Day Staff

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SWWIM

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1 month ago

Image of a bronze statue of cupid aiming an arrow skyward against a bright blue sky. A quote in bright yellow reads "Is love that ruthless, that simple?" by Ann Lauinger

From “Almost a Heart” by Ann Lauinger

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1 month ago

Image of a field of dry grass in winter with a snowblur and a quote in pale blue "I awoke to a song in the field" by Julie L. Moore

From “Slow Work” by Julie L. Moore @julielmoore23.bsky.social

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1 month ago

Image of fire in the shape of a dragon with a quote in pale blue that says "the dragon fire she breathes will melt it" by Rachel Mindell

From “4th Century Roman Belt Ornament” by Rachel Mindell

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SWWIM

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1 month ago

Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Literary Magazines Conjunctions Ruby Hansen Murray Cumberland River Review Sarah Carey, Merrill Oliver Douglas, Joannie Stangeland, Erin Wilson Eckleburg Jen Karetnick* Glass: A Journal of Poetry Erin Elizabeth Smith, Susan L. Leary Gyroscope Review Cat Dixon, Michelle Geoga, Alison Hurwitz, Judy Kronenfeld, Annette Sisson Hayden's Ferry Review Alyx Chandler, Arah Ko, M.R. Mandell, Lisa Mottolo New Verse News Laura Reece Hogan, Peggy Landsman, Erin Murphy, Lesley Wheeler, Jane Zwart ONE ART: a journal of poetry Jeanne Wagner Penn Review Allison Blevins, Allisa Cherry, Suzanne Edison

Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Literary Magazines Poet Lore Mary Ardery, Ashley Cline, Ja'net Danielo, Susanna Lang, Jenny Molberg, Simone Muench, Leah Umansky, Jackie K. White Sixth Finch Erica Miriam Fabri, Leah Umansky, Jane Zwart Split Lip Joan Kwon Glass Wayfarer Magazine Jennifer K. Sweeney Awards Cleaver Visual Poetics Winner Katrina Roberts The 2025 Orison Chapbook Prize Runner-Up: Jennifer K. Sweeney Books Mercer University Press Sarah Carey, Bloodstream Features & Columns Autumn Sky Poetry Daily Christine Potter Cleaver Erin Murphy

Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Reviews Another Chicago Magazine Reviewed: Julia Kolchinsky Rust Belt Girl Reviewed: Marjjorie Maddox Interviews New Verse News Lesley Wheeler Stay Brave Traci Brimhall West Trestle Review Jennifer K. Sweeney Podcasts & Radio Spots The Slowdown Sara Moore Wagner *SWWIM Every Day Editor **SWWIM Every Day Staff

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1 month ago

Image of crowd of people in shadows with a bright yellow umbrella and a quote in pale blue "we might transform into a tribe of small kindnesses" by Susan Rich

From “To Talk of Age” by Susan Rich

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1 month ago

Image of tree roots and branches with a quote in light blue "Who are those people born of strong, sinewy roots" by Michelle Geoga

From “Winnowed by Waters” by Michelle Geoga

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1 month ago

Image of rust-pink colored waves with a quote in bright blue "learn to inhabit again the labyrinth of my body" by Romana Iorga

From “Minotaur” by Romana Iorga

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1 month ago

Image of red haired doll with big eyes in plaid dress with a quote in bright yellow "her I love you rings and rings" by Mary Beth Hines

From “Desire” by Mary Beth Hines

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SWWIM

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1 month ago

Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Literary Magazines Common Ground Review Paula Finn, Beth Gylys Chartreuse Lit Suzanne Frischkorn, Marina Hope Wilson Eclectica Sara Eddy, Tresha Faye Haefner, Megan Merchant, Christine Potter Elysium Review Sara Eddy, Katie Kim The Georgia Review Loisa Fenichell, Lynne Thompson The National Poetry Review Ja'net Danielo Nimrod Anna Lena Phillips Bell, Emma Bolden, Mary Meriam, Ruby Hansen Murray ONE ART: a journal of poetry Katy Luxem, VA Smith Only Poems Andrea Jurjević $ (Poetry Is Currency) Ja'net Danielo Poetry Northwest Katie Berta, Rebecca Hart Olander

Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Literary Magazines Rogue Agent Susan Michele Coronel, Emily Hockaday, Donna Vorreyer, Amie Whittemore Vox Populi Alison Hurwitz Wailing & Gnashing Trish Hopkinson Awards Ashland Poetry Press 3rd Annual Broadside Contest Finalists: Susan Rich Best Microfictions 2026 Sarah Freligh, Kathleen McGookey, Erin Murphy Periplus Fellows Jia-Rui Cook Books American Poetry Journal Jeri Theriault, Prepared for Stillness Sundress Publications Dani Janae, Hound Triptych

Weekly Spotlight SWWIM Features & Columns LitHub Anna Lena Phillips Bell, Diamond Forde*, Jennifer Franklin Poetry Daily Alyse Knorr Interview Accents Publishing Jennifer Litt Podcasts & Radio Spots The Slowdown Joan Kwon Glass, Jane Zwart *SWWIM Every Day Editor **SWWIM Every Day Staff

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1 month ago

Image of wilted pale pink flower with a quote in light blue "your face wrinkling like a petunia without sun" by Sophie Yu

From “yamaha summer” by Sophie Yu

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1 month ago

Image of a dark green and misty forest with the quote in pale blue "a forest doesn't know itself the way a woodcutter does" by Nan Cohen

From “Thirty-Year Friendship” by Nan Cohen

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1 month ago

SWWIM Weekly Spotlight Literary Magazines The American Poetry Review Ellen June Wright Book of Matches Cynthia Bargar, Alexis Rhone Fancher, Hilary Sideris, Jeanne Wagner, Lisa Zimmerman The Broadkill Review Catherine Rockwood, Shana Ross The Glacier Michelle Bitting, Mary Lou Buschi, Dorsey Craft, Kelly R. Samuels NYQ Merrill Oliver Douglas, Lola Haskins, Jen Karetnick*, Karen Morris ONE ART: a journal of poetry Gloria Heffernan Pedestal Francesca Bell, Elisabeth Adwin Edwards, Alexis Rhone Fancher, Jeannine Hall Gailey, Dana Henry Martin, Abby E. Murray, Connie Post, Heidi Seaborn, Amy Small-McKinney Poetry South Ann Fisher-Wirth, Jen Karetnick*, Sarah Kersey, Marianne Kunkel, Christy Prahl, Ellen June Wright

SWWIM Weekly Spotlight Literary Magazines Quartet Journal Kelli Russell Agodon, Ronda Piszk Broatch, Merrill Oliver Douglas, Annette Sisson Salamander Christy Lee Barnes, Emma Bolden, Gemma Cooper-Novack, Jennifer Jean, Carolene Kurien, Sandra Marchetti, Michelle Matz, Jill Michelle, Kunjana Parashar, Sonya Schneider, Anastasia Vassos, Connemara Wadsworth Southern Humanities Review Dorsey Craft Sugar House Review Deborah Bacharach**, Lauren Camp, Sarah K. Carey, Paula Colangelo, Frances Donovan, Alexa Doran, Stefanie Kirby, Sana Henry Martin, melissa McKinstry, Lizzy 柯 (Ke) Polishan, Jane Zwart Thimble Literary Magazine Tina Barry, Lisa Bellamy, Lauren Camp, Luci Huhn, Jennifer Schomburg Kanke, Pamela Manasco, Rita Maria Martinez, Erin Murphy, Katherine Riegel, Sarah Seybold, Wendy Wisner

SWWIM Weekly Spotlight Literary Magazines Westchester Review Beth Gylys, Jane Poirier Hart, Kelly R. Samuels, Hilary Sideris Wildness S. A. Leger, Laura Ann Reed Awards Muriel Craft Bailey Poetry Contest Second Place: Miranda Beeson; Poems of Special Merit: Anastasia Vassos 2025 Sheila-Na-Gig First Chapbook Competition Finalist: Alison Hurwitz The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest Second Place: KT Herr Books River River Books Jennifer A. Sutherland, House of Myth and Necessity

SWWIM Weekly Spotlight Reviews RHINO Reviews Reviewers: Luisa A. Igloria, Susanna Lang, Lúcia Leão, Emily Pérez; Reviewed: Michele Battiste, Yamini Pathak, Shannon K. Winston The Rumpus Reviewer: .chisaraokwu. Sugar House Review Reviewer: Carla Panciera; Reviewed: Cindy Veach Reviewed: Allisa Cherry *SWWIM Every Day Editor **SWWIM Every Day Staff

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1 month ago

Image of woman underwater reaching for the surface sunlight with the quote in pale blue "We cover her with our shadows" by Laura Sobbott Ross

From “Going Under” by Laura Sobbott Ross

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